Saturday, April 30, 2011

Nothing Brave About Homophobia

The Atlanta Braves put pitching coach Roger McDowellon administrative leave Friday while they investigate hemade homophobic comments & crude gestures toward fansbefore a game in San Francisco last weekend. McDowell isalso accused of using a baseball bat to threaten a fan whoobjected to his actions. The former major league relieverapologized in a statement but the team barred him fromthe bench heading into a 3 game series against St. Louis.GLAAD called on the Braves to take disciplinary actionagainst McDowell on Wednesday. Earlier this month,GLAAD worked with the NBA & Los Angeles Lakers afterKobe Bryant shouted an anti-gay slur at a referee.Recently, GLAAD worked with the New York Yankees &World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to address issuesof homophobia in sports. After working with GLAAD, theNew York Yankees adopted a new policy that strictlyprohibits anti-gay slurs in Yankee Stadium.For More Info: glaad.orgExclusive Audio Montage with Boston LGBTFilm Festival Insiders, Filmmakers, LGBT Leaders& Allies @ Debut Party. The Film Fest runs from May 5 -15th@ OUTTAKE VOICES™

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1 Comments:

It remains to be seen whether the Atlanta Braves will take real disciplinary action and send a clear message that there is no place for anti-gay remarks or violent threats in baseball. The Braves and Major League Baseball should follow the NBA and WWE by speaking out in support of gay and lesbian baseball fans and players around the country, and by taking steps to make the sport a safe place for everyone.

Jarrett Barrios, President of The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)